So I tried to do some free motion quilting. What do ya think? This was my first effort so give me some honesty as to what I need to do to improve. And I know my squares don't match up but this was just for practice :) Be brutal if you must :D

Not at all bad for a first go. Some tips - try and relax a bit, you're a bit jerky. Have a glass of wine if you're so inclined. And the other thing I'd say is meander wider apart at first. I think that's easier to keep smooth than all these tight turns. You can move on to stippling later. But this really is a good job!

Not at all bad for a first go. Some tips - try and relax a bit, you're a bit jerky. Have a glass of wine if you're so inclined. And the other thing I'd say is meander wider apart at first. I think that's easier to keep smooth than all these tight turns. You can move on to stippling later. But this really is a good job!

Yup. Being relaxed is way helpful.

Also, the stitches seem to change in length a lot. Over time, you'll get the motion/speed thing down.

Not at all bad for a first go. Some tips - try and relax a bit, you're a bit jerky. Have a glass of wine if you're so inclined. And the other thing I'd say is meander wider apart at first. I think that's easier to keep smooth than all these tight turns. You can move on to stippling later. But this really is a good job!

Wider apart! I can do that. I just kinda winged it. I tried to find a beginner tutorial but didn't find anything that I really liked. I am super impatient so after a few minutes I gave up and figured I could ask questions later. Thank you for the tips :) Too early for wine as it is only 1030 in my world but tonight :) Thanks for the help!